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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:56 pm

Mispronounces Daiya

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Nope, LW, I'm still impressed. I actually really liked the CivIII game play, but we only had it for my mac, and I feel like civ does not run well on Macs.

I'm excited about the game I'm playing now, because my partner has played Civ in its various editions side he was about 10. I have never known him to lose against a human player - even with a handicap - and he can beat the ai at deity level pretty regularly (although the ai sucks sometimes). Anyhow, this go round, I have torched 4 of his cities, including his second best AND I killed the only great general he generated (having generated 4 of my own), plus destroyed a pile of seige weapons before they could reach my territory. So I've held him off well- except now he has grenadiers and I'm still rocking mêlée units and the Mongolian special horse units.

On a vegan-relevant note, we joke that he should get a handicap of playing a vegan - or at least vegetarian game.

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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:49 pm

Dr Bronners, MD

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I'll be on a plane in just over 12 hours, and I feel really unprepared despite the amount of work I've put into planning this trip. For example, I just found out that the trains from Newark to Penn Station are really delayed, so I might have to get a later train to Poughkeepsie and/or skip lunch. I bought a few things for snacking/emergencies, and hopefully they'll give me the right meal since I requested it immediately after booking and just confirmed it a few minutes ago. And I just discovered that the travel bottle I bought for my conditioner is cracked (and it's far too late for me to find an alternative). Flying is such a pain in the asparagus; someone needs to build a transatlantic bullet train.

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Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:28 pm

Emotionally Allergic to Dairy

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I am running in an 80s 5k fun run on Sunday with some friends, and I have MOST of my outfit, but I meant to go out today and find a big sweatshirt that I could cut the collar off of so that it would be all 80s style (to go with my super blue eyeshadow, Barbie pink lipstick, sparkly leopard print leggings, and leg warmers) but I FORGOT and now it is late and I have to do stuff for tomorrow. BUTT STICKS.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 5:16 am

Invented Vegan Meringue

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I could really do without being physically sick, having a hyper dog and it lashing rain outside. Not looking forward to being dragged out into that rain for a long walk when I am coughing and wheezing.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:11 am

Prefers Jar Jar Binks over Han Solo

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The party on saturday went really really well. Everything was clearly marked when vegan, almost all the food was vegan anyway, and it was all delicious! The only comment I got was "wow, this pie is really excellent. Is it really vegan? Wow!" Yay! I had to laugh as one guy brought refried baked beans, two versions, one marked vegan, the other marked "emphatetically NOT vegan" (it had bacon). How amazing is that?

Then after a brief trip to Trieste (10 hours roundtrip) I now am the owner of 50% of my grandma's house. My sister own the other half, and hopefully the taxes won't be too complicated to sort out.

And now back to work!

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 6:26 am

Invented Vegan Meringue

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daisychain wrote:

I could really do without being physically sick, having a hyper dog and it lashing rain outside. Not looking forward to being dragged out into that rain for a long walk when I am coughing and wheezing.

Scenarios like this have kept me from running to the shelter to adopt a dog, as much as I love them. Cats allow you to stay in your pajamas all day.

Hope you're feeling better soon, daisychain!

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:18 am

No-pants hermit 4 lyfe

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you know what's awesome about waking up at 5:00 in the morning for no reason after getting about four hours of sleep? NOTHING. NOT ONE THING. whichever part of my brain controls my sleep/wake cycle, i want to gouge out its eyes.

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I'll be on a plane in just over 12 hours, and I feel really unprepared despite the amount of work I've put into planning this trip. For example, I just found out that the trains from Newark to Penn Station are really delayed, so I might have to get a later train to Poughkeepsie and/or skip lunch. I bought a few things for snacking/emergencies, and hopefully they'll give me the right meal since I requested it immediately after booking and just confirmed it a few minutes ago. And I just discovered that the travel bottle I bought for my conditioner is cracked (and it's far too late for me to find an alternative). Flying is such a pain in the asparagus; someone needs to build a transatlantic bullet train.

So true, and I only flew a short distance! I planned and planned and planned for this trip, but you can't predict that your flight will be delayed for HOURS, therefore inconveniencing your airbnb host who is supposed to meet you at the apartment, and then needing to switch flights and go to LaGuardia instead of JFK because your original flight is getting more delayed by the minute. STRESS.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:08 am

Invented Vegan Meringue

Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:37 pmPosts: 4035Location: Ireland

lepelaar wrote:

daisychain wrote:

I could really do without being physically sick, having a hyper dog and it lashing rain outside. Not looking forward to being dragged out into that rain for a long walk when I am coughing and wheezing.

Scenarios like this have kept me from running to the shelter to adopt a dog, as much as I love them. Cats allow you to stay in your pajamas all day.

Hope you're feeling better soon, daisychain!

Thanks xI have to admit it is one of the only pitfalls of having a large, high energy dog. My last dog was a lazy little sod and only needed walking twice a week so he was a breeze when I was sick. He used to love curling up in bed with me all day.

Not feeling too bad yet so I put on a big pot of soup to have ready for the next few days. Hopefully I will be able to knock it on it's head before it gets really bad. Not in the mood for dealing with bronchitis while I'm a bit beaten down from depression.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 10:09 am

Had sex with a vampire that sparkles.

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I get really annoyed when I see this pin on pinterest that is all "an hour workout is only 4% of your day, no excuses"Mother forker. Between working, commuting, cleaning, sleeping and cooking that hour is like 100% of my free time. Stop acting like it's no big deal, pin. I hate you.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:18 pm

Emotionally Allergic to Dairy

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Over the weekend, I met a dog called a CHIHUAWEENIE. It is a cross of a Chihuahua and a Dachshund. And basically it was so insanely adorable and I wanted to steal it, but I couldn't because that's not right, but YOU GUYS CHIHUAWEENIE.

I want one. I am thinking about puppies instead of grading. But puppies!

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:11 pm

Dead by dawn

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DarthCupcake wrote:

Over the weekend, I met a dog called a CHIHUAWEENIE. It is a cross of a Chihuahua and a Dachshund. And basically it was so insanely adorable and I wanted to steal it, but I couldn't because that's not right, but YOU GUYS CHIHUAWEENIE.

I want one. I am thinking about puppies instead of grading. But puppies!

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:32 pm

Had sex with a vampire that sparkles.

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I'm not proud of what I just did. I work at a rehab. And the patients aren't allowed to have super unhealthy food, the doctor just likes them to have a moderate amount of sugar, no candy or anything. One of the patient's wives bought in a big bag of Halloween candy. And of course it was confiscated. I spotted two tiny little dark chocolate peanut chews. We do NOT have peanut chews in Louisiana. Every time I go into the store I look for them high and low, always to no avail. I had to personally confiscate these chews.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:36 pm

Kitchens Planning Manchester

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:28 pmPosts: 2537Location: Connecticut

Fee wrote:

I'm not proud of what I just did. I work at a rehab. And the patients aren't allowed to have super unhealthy food, the doctor just likes them to have a moderate amount of sugar, no candy or anything. One of the patient's wives bought in a big bag of Halloween candy. And of course it was confiscated. I spotted two tiny little dark chocolate peanut chews. We do NOT have peanut chews in Louisiana. Every time I go into the store I look for them high and low, always to no avail. I had to personally confiscate these chews.

Peanut Chews only show up sporadically in Connecticut, at least where I live. I'd do the same.

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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:28 pm

Mispronounces Daiya

Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 3:31 pmPosts: 1435

lepelaar wrote:

daisychain wrote:

I could really do without being physically sick, having a hyper dog and it lashing rain outside. Not looking forward to being dragged out into that rain for a long walk when I am coughing and wheezing.

Scenarios like this have kept me from running to the shelter to adopt a dog, as much as I love them. Cats allow you to stay in your pajamas all day.

Hope you're feeling better soon, daisychain!

Ah but a cat will wake you at the crack of dawn or sometimes earlier, climb all over the bed, sit on your head and meow until you give in and feed them. Then the cat goes right back to sleep after eating but you are wide awake and sleep deprived. And by "you" I mean me.

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